Miandrivazo weather in January

In January, Miandrivazo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 401 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Miandrivazo's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miandrivazo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
401 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:36 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Miandrivazo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Miandrivazo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Miandrivazo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°40127.7132.7
Feb31° / 23°35624.412.72.8
Mar31° / 23°21021.612.13.3
Apr31° / 21°669.711.65.0
May30° / 18°132.211.16.7
Jun28° / 16°20.610.88.2
Jul28° / 15°30.610.98.6
Aug29° / 17°20.411.37.4
Sep31° / 19°61.111.95.7
Oct33° / 21°457.112.44.2
Nov33° / 22°12613.912.93.4
Dec32° / 23°26324.313.22.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
82971
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112971
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Miandrivazo gets around 401 mm of rain over 27.7 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3191

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16931
26931
36931
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
97921
106922
116922
126922
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164933
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272935
282935
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:276:36
213.25:276:36
313.25:286:37
413.15:286:37
513.15:296:37
613.15:296:38
713.15:306:38
813.15:316:38
913.15:316:38
1013.15:326:38
1113.15:336:39
1213.15:336:39
1313.15:346:39
1413.15:346:39
1513.15:356:39
1613.15:366:39
1713.15:366:39
1813.05:376:39
1913.05:386:39
2013.05:386:39
2113.05:396:39
2213.05:396:39
2313.05:406:39
2413.05:416:39
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2613.05:426:39
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Miandrivazo

In seasonPeak

In January, Miandrivazo sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Miandrivazo sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Miandrivazo's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Miandrivazo?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miandrivazo.

What to pack for Miandrivazo in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Miandrivazo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miandrivazo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Miandrivazo peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Miandrivazo in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Miandrivazo is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1322 µg/m³Jan 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr9Good
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Miandrivazo?

Miandrivazo sits at 19.5°S, 45.5°E, 67 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Belo sur Tsiribihina, 97 km away.

Belo sur TsiribihinaTsiroanomandidyAntsalovaMiandrarivoSoavinandrianaMorondavaBetafoFaratsiho

Topography around Miandrivazo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Miandrivazo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miandrivazo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Miandrivazo is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
616 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Belo sur Tsiribihina 97 km · Tsiroanomandidy 105 km · Antsalova 130 km · Miandrarivo 136 km · Soavinandriana 140 km · Morondava 146 km · Betafo 150 km · Faratsiho 157 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$599
2025
Happiness
4.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
22%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 457
Religion
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Miandrivazo (-19.5291°, 45.4556°, elevation 67 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).